Why and how did a movement effect positive or negative change for a particular group of people?

(Time period is 1945 - to current times, movement could be a global or US movement) 

Article about Social Movements for Class to Read

Scenario: Imagine you are presenting your research to a group of international officials who are looking for topics for a global conference or symposium on social movements. Your goal is to persuade people that your movement is worthy of consideration to advance to this world conference because it successfully addresses at least one of the following four topics: 

1. The Role of Effective Leadership in Bringing About Change

2. How to Build a Successful Movement 

3. Lessons Learned from a Failed Movement

4. Why Now: Conditions that Shape the Course of a Movement

You will be following the Guided Inquiry Process to Identify, Research, Present and Reflect on a Movement of your choice.   You will be assessed on the following steps of the process:

• Research Notes
• Paragraphs that Answer Questions
• Collaborative Work
• Oral Presentation 

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Social movements can be described most simply as collective attempts to promote or resist change in a society or group. The degree of change advocated and the level at which changes are pursued vary across all types of social movements...Some movements clamor for sweeping, revolutionary transformations, whereas others pursue specific moderate reforms. The level at which changes are sought varies from global and national alterations of social structures to attitudinal, spiritual, and lifestyle changes.

TYPES OF MOVEMENTS

Revolutionary movements such as the Bolshevik, Palestinian, Islamic jihad, and Irish Republican movements seek fundamental structural changes. These movements pursue radical changes in a society's basic institutions or, in some cases, major changes in the world order. Because these groups challenge the legitimacy of extant authorities, powerful elites typically use every means, including violence, to repress revolutionary movements.

Reform movements, in contrast, attempt to modify structural relations without threatening existing institutions. Consequently, while some elites oppose any reforms, they are usually more tolerant of reform movements than they are of revolutionary ones. 

Other reform movements... focus on specific issues. Although specific reform movements are considerably narrower in scope than general reform movements are, they also may organize around both political and lifestyle objectives (Staggenborg 1987).

Finally, social movements frequently generate organized opposition in the form of countermovements. Countermovements attempt to prevent revolutionary or reform movements from securing the changes they promote....Most countermovements (e.g., the antibusing, McCarthyist, stop-ERA, and Moral Majority movements) are conservative (Lo 1982); that is, they attempt to preserve extant institutions, cultural practices, and lifestyles.

Regardless of the particular type of social movement and the scope and level of change it advocates or opposes, all movements share certain common characteristics that are of interest to social scientists.

1. All movements emerge under a specific, complex set of historical, cultural, and structural conditions.

2.  As a movement emerges, a variety of participation issues arise, including recruiting new members, building commitment, and sustaining participation.

3. Every movement is organized to some degree. The most visible manifestations of movements are their organizations and their strategies and tactics.

BEAFORD, ROBERT D., et al. "Social Movements." Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., vol. 4, Macmillan Reference USA, 2001, pp. 2717-2727. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3404400349/GVRL?u=princeds_ca&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=49ffd3ca. Accessed 24 Apr. 2022.

Use pdslibs and gooddata from home

1. You will need to choose one topic about a movement per box.  You do not need to do the boxes in order, but you do have to do each four with a different topic. 

2. Please be sure to check out the books on the book table while you are here at the library or in school.

3. Your Interest in the topic is most one of the important criteria for choosing a topic.

4. Next, you need to be sure there are enough sources for you to research the topics, so that you may write and speak about your topic with passion!